MWIOR Badlands Run (Indiana)

[yal^]

Do you need body lift by then, or can you just live without it untill there is time to do it?

[FIEND]

I can't wheel without the body lift or I will smoke the new tires.

I can drive without the body lift though and if I get it driveable I may just drive there and let you drive me around...again...LOL.

Got your e-mail....thanx!!

[yal^]

Now now, people will think I'm monopolizing you... LOL
Still, that makes me almost wish you won't get that body lift on time... LOL

And you are very welcome

[FIEND]

Originally posted by yal^
Now now, people will think I'm monopolizing you... LOL
Still, that makes me almost wish you won't get that body lift on time... LOL

And you are very welcome

Take me!!! Do with me what you will...LOL.

After your last run I think you could use someone in the passenger seat to tell you NOT to drive off the trail...LOl

[nocturnalVX]

Originally posted by FIEND
After your last run I think you could use someone in the passenger seat to tell you NOT to drive off the trail...LOl

Yeah, and you're saying you'd be a good influence? LOL

[omegavx]

lol, are we still talking truck body lift or??

Anyway, if you dont get it done in time I'm willing to pick you up again. We had a pretty good ride, didn't take very much extra time picking you up.

Ok, I have a tire question. What size tires & rims do you guys have and did they require any cladding cutting? I know gill and kasia had to trim, but I can't remember what size tires you guys had. Especially with all the numbers flying around at that last meet, all I know is they shouldn't be larger then a 31.9 diameter. If you wouldn't mind posting the following I'd greatly appreciate it.

Brand:
Tire:
Size:
Rim Size:
Comments:

I'm looking at new tires, and I'm almost totally lost BTW, if you can fill in the comments part with how they ride on dry/wet/snow/mud etc. that would be great.

[nocturnalVX]

Hey Jay, check out this link...
Club Vmag official tire post

I've got 31" Pro Comp ATs on Tech 1 black Rock Crawler 15x8 steel wheels. The offset is 3.75, and some trimming of the cladding was needed. These tires are not noisy on the road, and are amazing off-road. They are also very good it the rain and snow. I did lose a little of the cornering ability I had with the stock 18s, but the benefits FAR outweigh that loss. I don't think Kasia had to trim her cladding because her wheels are not offset like mine, but she is pushing the 32" mark with her setup, so I might be wrong. Hope this helps!

[yal^]

Originally posted by nocturnalVX

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Originally posted by FIEND
After your last run I think you could use someone in the passenger seat to tell you NOT to drive off the trail...LOl
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Yeah, and you're saying you'd be a good influence? LOL

Good point Gill LOL

Yeah John, it was all your fault anyway!
Now you just can't stand a thought of a run without me as your driver, so you're pushing you luck... Just remember open windows and one very deep mud hole
Oh, and don't tempt me...

[yal^]

Originally posted by nocturnalVX
Hey Jay, check out this link...
Club Vmag official tire post

I've got 31" Pro Comp ATs on Tech 1 black Rock Crawler 15x8 steel wheels. The offset is 3.75, and some trimming of the cladding was needed. These tires are not noisy on the road, and are amazing off-road. They are also very good it the rain and snow. I did lose a little of the cornering ability I had with the stock 18s, but the benefits FAR outweigh that loss. I don't think Kasia had to trim her cladding because her wheels are not offset like mine, but she is pushing the 32" mark with her setup, so I might be wrong. Hope this helps!

I am sorry I do not know offset on my tires, but I could find out if it's needed.

I have BFGoodrich A/T 265/75R/16 on MB Motoring rims. Got them from Discount Tires. Guys by my work were pretty excited about my VX so I let them play. Those are almost 32" and they sit exactly in wheel well, but I needed to take off about half an inch of cladding. Only corner though, so they have room to turn. No cutting beyond that. I think this run it was first time John and I finally heard those rubbing, but wheel was in a weird angle.

They are a bit noisy, but nothing really bad. I can't hear them through my driving music - Metallica - anyway And I am extremely happy I got them. They were my first choice. They looked really cool on a display, and I am a girl after all, and needed my baby to look cool, so don't think I am an expert in tires LOL Regardless, my gut feeling was absolutely right. The difference in comfort of ride is very significant. With stock tires you can take those tight corners, but they make the ride so rough. Lost cornering ability, but now I am gliding on pillows - for me especially important on a long run. And maybe they make my VX work harder while accelerating, but really, this is not a racecar.

About snow and mud? Like on a solid pavement. Well, except for that incident with sludge, but you can blame it on John In winter I had problems only once, with black ice on a road. But with that you can't really do anything, but pray.

Hope that helps.

EDIT:
One more thing, I forgot. There is a disadvantage of having such heavy shoes. It is much harder to stop my VX with those tires. It wasn't so much problem in cold months. Probably because cold rubber has different consistence - not sure if I am explaining it right. Now, that weather is hot, I need to take extra care with breaking and allow extra time and length to stop, otherwise I could rearend someone by accident - almost happened to me couple of times. Now I'm cautious.

[FIEND]

Just face it....Y'all love me...LOL!!!!I make your days bright and cheerful.

I had(not that it matters)265/75/16's Mud King's which are generic for the BFG Mud Terrain's.Great in the mud sucked in the snow unless it was deep enough to cover the side lugs.

I currently have Big O XT's on there now weighing in at 33" and they are great on the road but with the way things have gone....they haven't been off road.I hear they are great though...lol.

BTW saw a new shirt I want...

Everything I've Learned I Got From Killing Smart People And Eating Their Brains.

LOL...Looking the way I do it fits so well...LOL.

[yal^]

Yes we do... LOL
And of course you DO LOL

But with this shirt I am going to have to look for some sort off self defence system if you want to drive with me. I'm kinda attached to my brains.. LMAO

How about the one I just got?

I Can Only Please One Person a Day.
Today Isn't Your Day.
Tomorrow's Not Looking Good Either.

[FIEND]

I found a whole site for great T-shirts.It's pretty much all biker stuff but I think that is fines.The one on there that really gets me going...

Fat people are hard to kidnap.

See...drinking non-lite beer is doing my part for my own safety...LOL.

[yal^]

Share the site with us, will ya?

Btw I love your new sig... it's so you LOL

[FIEND]

http://www.wickedjester.com/

Here is the link.

Do I still have a sig???I thought I got modded and they said no more sig for FIEND.

I haven't seen my sig in the past few posts....not since the lesbian sig....LMAO!!!

[yal^]

Somehow my sig does not show in every post either.
I guess this a mystery on this board LOL